Accounting Swinburne Online

Overview

With this Accounting BA course from Swinburne Online build your career readiness by hearing from passionate industry speakers, from places like NAB, Genesis Group, Bollard and Associates, and World Vision and gain professional networking skills.

Pairing software, like Tableau and Xero, with foundational business practices, you’ll enter the workplace with an in-depth understanding of core business needs. Utilise your acquired skill with an industry consulting project with real-life clients such as Acrodyne, Build Pass, Epilepsy Foundation, Inception Point, Inclusion Melbourne and Lend For Good.

What will you learn?

• Financial Accounting: Generate logical solutions to finance problems that are fit for purpose. Gain awareness of the impact financial decisions have on businesses.

• Management Accounting: Learn technical skills required to analyse information that support decisions which enhance both customer and shareholder values.

• Company Accounting: Grasp technical methods to help with the preparation of accounting information and financial statements.

• Taxation: Understand the Australian taxation system and the basic principles of Australian income tax, fringe benefit tax and goods and services taxation legislation.

• Auditing: Understand the nature and purpose of auditing within the regulatory auditing environment.

• Financial Statistics: Use data to analyse and interpret information to guide business decisions in a variety of contexts.

Career opportunities:

• Help clients manage their finances and give expert advice on financial reporting, forecasting and analysis.

• Take the reins and run the accounting and financial activities of an organisation. Ensure reporting requirements are met and provide timely and accurate information to the management team.

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of your finance department. Through a strong analytical lens, you'll lead the development and implementation of complex financial strategies.

• Auditor

• Tax Analyst

Accreditation

The Bachelor of Accounting is professionally accredited by CAANZ (Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand) as well as CPA (Certified Practising Accountants) Australia.